JUST EAT IT

Welcome loyal RADL readers to our newest segment! If you're in a mood for some good f*kn food with a budget and/or zero motivation to cook, this is the place for you.

Get ready to indulge as we make 5-star meals at home whether you're cooking for one, two or your whole house! If you work 9-5, 5-9 or somewhere in between, these time efficient recipes will have you looking forward to cooking, and might help curb your takeaway addiction.

You’ll find easy to follow recipes that taste just like your favourite restaurant meals without the $$$, coming from someone who's mastered the cheap cheat's version (it me).

"Good food is very often, even most often, simple food” - the late great Anthony Bourdain.

My name is Alexia, I’ll be walking you through recipes I’ve collated over the years that have been fine-tuned with the best products and produce, while keeping things relatively on-budget ('cause I'm broke & living out of home too!) These recipes have worked for me on many occasions; when I’ve gotten home dead tired from work with nothing prepped; when I’ve run out of food in the fridge; and when I’ve got burgers in my cart on Uber Eats ready to press confirm - these recipes have saved me a lot of (wait) time and (delivery) money.

If you want to cook these meals, you need a little bit of organisation and some basic ingredients in your pantry. I’ll highlight my favourite products and brands for my meals at a later date - for now, everything is photographed so you can see exactly what I use.

So if you’re ready to save some mullah, use your time well, and eat delicious food you made yourself (+ bragging rights), then keep an eye out for more blogs like these.

For now, we’ve got Laksa on the brain.

Something I prepared earlier...

Whenever I feel like Laksa, I think of Laksa House on a Friday night in winter when it’s raining outside. If you want to replicate that feeling at home, here's how to do it.

Codes:

Pescatarian option (P)

Vegetarian or vegan option (V)

Large eaters: can eat a whole 12" pizza and some garlic bread with ease

Medium eaters: would be full on a 10" pizza and maybe a piece of garlic bread

Small eaters: can *just* get through a 9" pizza, but eats ice-cream later anyway